[MR] movement to change the anthem

[Pamela Davis]

There is also the fact to consider that there are a great many americans,
both native born and naturalized that are not christian. To force this
significant portion to give praise to a god they do not worship is somewhat
in violation of our own constitution. A non-religious based song would be
more in line with our much vaunted religious freedom amendment. Just my 2
cents worth... now I'll go back to lurking.

Baroness Morgan

> [Original Message]
> From: <clevin at ripco.com (Craig Levin)>
> To: <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org (Merry Rose)>
 > Date: 9/17/01 4:04:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [MR] movement to change the anthem
>
> Isabella:
> 
> > there is, or has been, some talk about changing our national anthem to
god 
> > bless america...i was wondering what thoughts were out there on
this...i have 
> > sung the anthem on many occassions at professional sporting events, and
it is 
> > not an easy song for the most experienced bard...however, i wonder if
it is 
> > appropriate to change horses midstream, so to speak...i understand that
this 
> > country was founded "under god", and i have great faith in some higher
power, 
> > but our country was also founded as a haven for religious freedom,
speech, 
> > etc...will this be a step in the direction of the loss of some
freedoms? just 
> > a thought--me playing devil's advocate and all, since i am a 
> > reporter...isabella
> 
> Actually, I've always figured that "America, the Beautiful" would
> be a much better anthem, because it includes all the states,
> instead of just Maryland. It's also a *lot* easier to sing.
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